The English language minimum requirement for trade occupations is to be increased from IELYS 5 to IELTS 6 from mid-2009 and from January 2010 a skills test is to be instituted for those with trade occupations.

Priority is based on seniority, the cumulative average of the last academic qualification obtained, course studied in the diploma, advanced diploma and or Bachelor's degree, TOEFL or IELTS, marks obtained in the general education diploma.

Gessling stated the Candidacy training, which is part of the scholarship final selection criteria, will include a Critical Thinking course, leadership training, and preparation courses for the IELTS and SAT exams.

The ministry's circular was dispatched to the Deans of all tertiary institutions on August 12 and stipulates that all eligible candidates for study from third-countries must furnish the school with a school-leaving certificate with an average 50 per cent mark, which must include a 50 per cent grade in English -- or in an equivalent independent examination, like IELTS.

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